United States Seventh Circuit
US v. Vasquez, 09-2411
Conviction of defendant for knowingly failing to register as a sex offender after traveling in interstate commerce is affirmed where: 1) the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) merely requires that a defendant have knowledge that he was required by law to register as a sex offender, the government need not prove that a defendant must also know that registration is mandated by a federal statute; and 2) a rational basis existed under the Commerce Clause for Congress to enact section 2250.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/13/2010
- Decided 07/01/2010
- Published 07/01/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit